immediately

1. adv. In an immediate manner; without intervention of any other person or thing; proximately; directly; -- opposed to mediately; as, immediately contiguous. Source: opted

2. adv. Without interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once. Source: opted

3. adv. As soon as. Cf. Directly, 8, Note. Source: opted

4. adv. without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening Source: wordnet

5. adv. near or close by Source: wordnet

6. adv. bearing an immediate relation Source: wordnet

7. 1. In an immediate manner; without intervention of any other person or thing; proximately; directly; -- opposed to mediately; as, immediately contiguous. God's acceptance of it either immediately by himself, or mediately by the hands of the bishop. South. 2. Without interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once. And Jesus . . . touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Matt. viii. 3. 3. As soon as. Cf. Directly, 8, Note. Syn. -- Directly; instantly; quickly; forthwith; straightway; presently. See Directly. Source: webster

8. r:100 r. without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening r. near or close by r. bearing an immediate relation Source: ecdict

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